ML20196F730
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| Issue date: | 02/18/1988 |
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BECHTEL ENERGY CORPORATION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION QUALITY ASSURANCE DURING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REVISION 21 February 18, 1988 Date K $&,4P B
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION PART B FOR SOUTH TEXAS PRa)ECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION (STPEGS)
INTRODUCTION This document describes the Quality Assurance Program applied by Bechtel* to the design, procurement, and construction management of the South Texas Project. This document serves as Bechtel's portion of the Quality Assurance Program Description, the compliance document which fullfills the requirements of Chapter 17 prescribed in the "Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants", Regulatory Guide 1.70, Rev. 2, September 1975.
This document is periodically reviewed and revised as necessary.
Bechtel Energy Corporation is responsible for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management activities at the South Texas Project.
This activity includes receiving, storage, maintenance, receiving inspection and Quality Assurance functions.
Bechtel Construction Management is responsible for management of the construction and quality assurance / quality control activities of the Constructor / Contractor (s).
Construction Management consists of planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating the Constructor /
Contractor (s) construction and quality assurance / quality control activities.
The construction, site engineering, and quality control activities defined in this document wil! be the responsibility of the Constructor / Contractor (s).
The Constructor / Contractor (s) will be responsible for submitting to Bechtel, for approval, a quality program which is consistent and compatible with the applicable sections of this program.
The Quality Assurance Program described in this document is consistent with the Bechtel overall goals and objectives of maintaining the competence of its service and quality of its end products at contractually required levels.
This Quality Assurance Program is applied by Bechtel to those safety-related structures, systems, and components (Q-List items) identified in appropriate sections of the s.sfety analysis report for which Bechtel has the re:ponsibility for design, procurement, and construction management. This document does not cover preoperational testing activities.
The term "Quality Assurance" has been defined as "all those planned or systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that an item or f acility will perform satisfactorily in service." Quality assurance is recognized as a function of the group performing the work and not the sole responsibility of a quality assurance group.
- The term Bechtel is employed in this document to identify the Bechtel Power Corporation (BPC) and associated companies, including Bechtel Energy Corporation, which is contractually responsible for the Design and Construction Hanagement nf STPEGS. 000lV/000lV
Quality is achiev::d through the use of skilled personnel, adequate planning, use of suitable tools and procedures, proper definition of job requirements, and appropriate supervision and technical direction.
Quality is verified through surveillance, inspection, testing, checking, and review of work activities and documentation.
It is Bechtel policy that the organization or group that perfonns the activity (i.e., Engineering, Procurement, Construction, etc.) is responsible for the generation of a quality product.
Quality control and quality verification are performed by individuals who are not directly responsible for performing the work activity. The separation of responsibilities by organization for performance of the work activities and for performance of quality control and quality verification is discussed in Section 1 of this document.
In addition, it is Bechtel policy that a quality assurance function consisting of program definition, program coordination, and the review, surveillance, and the audit of quality-related activities is assigned to a group which is independent of the organizations responsible for the work.
This group called Quality Assurance is responsible for defining and coordinating the Quality Assurance Program and for monitoring and auditing program activities to verify compliance with established requirements and to review program adequacy. When the term Quality Assurance is applied to personnel titles or procedures, it refers to the personnel and practices of the Quality Assurance Group. The overall Bechtel Quality Assurance Program, which includes the activities of the organizations performing work as well as those performing quality control and quality assurance function, is also referred to as the Bechtel Quality Program.
The Bechtel Quality Program comits to comply with the requirements of NRC Regulations, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," 10CFR50 Appendix B.
The program also commits to comply with the quality assurance requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section III, for items covered by the Code.
The Bechtel program is committed to follow the regulatory positions contained in the following documents and ANSI Standard ANSI N45.2.5:*
Regulatory Guide 1.28 "Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Design and Construction) (formerly Safety Guide 28) (Rev. O, June 1972)"
Regulatory Guide 1.30 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Instrumentation and Electric Equipment (formerly Safety Guide 30) (Rev. O, August 1972)"
Regulatory Guide 1.37 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Cleaning of Fluid Systems and Associated Components of Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 0, March 1973)"
- Bechtel's position, as exceptions to and interpretations of this guidance for STPEGS, is contained in Appendix A of this document. 000lV/0001Y
Regulatory Guide 1.38 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Packaging, Shipping, Receiving, Storage and Handling of Items for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. O March 1973)"
Regulatory Guide 1.39 "Housekeeping Requirements for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. O. March 1973)"
Regulatory Guide 1.58 "Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination and Testing Personnel (Rev. O, August 1973)"
Regulatory Guide 1.64 Quality Assurance Requirements for the Design of f
Nuclear Power Plants, (Rev. 2, June 1976)"
Regulatory Guide 1.74 "Quality Assurance Terms and Definitions (Rev. O, February 1974)"
Regulatory Guide 1.88 "Collection, Storage, and Maintenance of Nuclear Powr Plant Quality Assurance Records (Rev. 2, October 1976)"
Regulatory Guide 1.116 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, t
Inspection and Testing of Mechanical Equipment and Systems (Rev. 0-R, June 1976)"
Regulatory Guide 1.123 "Quality Assurance Requirements for Control of Procurement of Items and Services for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. O, October 1976)"
Regulatory Guide 1.144 "Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev.1 September 1980)"
Regulatory Guide 1.146 "Qualification of Quality Assurance Program Audit Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. O, August 1980)"
ANSI Standard "Supplementary Quality Assurance Requirements for N45.2. 5-1974 Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Structural Steel During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants" The terms used in this document follow the definitions provided in ANSI N4 5.2.10-1973 as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.74, Rev. O, 2/74, supplemented by the following additional tenns and definitions applicable to this document.
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Administrative Direction (Administrative Supervision):
Responsibility for hiring, salary review, and assignment of an individual.
2.
Approve: When used in context with Bechtel review of supplier documents, the word "approve" or words of like import, such as "review" and "accept", shall mean, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, that the supplier shall, before implementing the information in the document, submit the document, obtain resolution of any coments, and obtain 0001V/000lY
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authorization to proceed, and shall not mean that a complete check will be perfonned. Authorization to proceed shall not constitute acceptance or approval of design details, calculations, analyses, test methods or materials developed or t
selected by the supplier and shall not relieve supplier from full compliance with contractual obligations.
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Contractor: Supplier of construction site services, materials, or equipment. On construction management jobs, contractors under direct contract to the client may provide construction site services.
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Coordination:
Bringing together and assuring communication between independent groups, including responsibility for identification of interface problems, reconciling a position, and arriving at agreement.
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Corporate Control:
Technical and administrative direction of a functional manager to his office counterpart.
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Corporate Quality Policies - Guidance defining requirements and responsibilities for accomplishing Quality Program functions which may be modified, deleted by, or supplemented with project documents to meet specific project / owner requirements and the scope of the project.
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Fonnulate:
To be responsible for coordination of effort by affected organizations and preparation of documentation describing or defining a policy proceduro.
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Material Certificate of Compliance: Verification document which certifies conformance to the requirements of the applicable material specification.
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Monitor: To watch over, observe, or examine a work operation.
Results of the observations and examination may be recorded; however, signoff responsibility is not included.
- 10. Project Direction:
Directions or instructions concerned with project operations.
- ncludes coordination and day-to-day direction of the activities of project entities receiving technical direction from others, but does not include authority to overrule prescribed procedures or technical decisions of such entities.
- 11. Project Design Office: Office assigned responsibility for management of the project.
- 12. Q-List Items: Safety-related structures, systems, and components.
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Quality Assurance Group:
The quality assur6',9 group consists of the Manager of Quality Assurance, Quality Is a nce Managers, and the quality assurance personnel within their deprtment.
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Quality Policy Statement:
Corporate management direction provided in the foreword to this document.
- 15. Review:
Examination of any form of documentation for the purpose of establishing acceptability 'o H requirements of the function represented by the reviewer. Kodrws may range from a thorough investigation to a spot check.
Reviews are generally not holdpoints, but signoff evidence of review on the documents or reco ds traceable to the documents is required.
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Surveillance: A broad term pertaining to and including both monitoring and witnessing.
- 17. Surveillance Inspection: Review, observation, or inspection of supplier personnel, material, equipment, processes, and test results at random or selected stages of manufacture for the purpose of determining if an action has been accomplished or a document (s) prepared in accordance with selected requirements of a contract document (s).
Surveillance inspection does not take the place of supplier quality programs or assume any responsibility for such prograhis or product quality.
Surveillance inspection is intended to provide a degree of added confidence that supplier materials and equipment meet specific contract requirements. Such inspections will not relieve the supplier or construction contractor of any responsibility under the applicable contract, or act as waiver by Bechtel or Client of any of the conditions thereof.
For additional information, see Section 7, subsection 7.2, SURVEILLANCE 1EPECTION.
- 18. Technical Direction:
Instructions and directions defining technical requirements for an activity.
This may include furnishing prescribed procedures, technical requirements, design approaches, specifications, and design details.
- 19. Technical Guidance: Providing advice representing a preferred method or approach to a function or activity.
This may include establishing general requirements or policy but not specific procedures or instructions.
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Witness:
To watch over, observe, or examine a specific test or work op3 ration which includes signoff responsibility.
Whenever an approved ANSI Standard or Draf t (or portion thereof) is referenced herein without qualification, all requirements of the Standard as interpreted by Bechtel Quality Assurance Management must be incorporated in the program subject to the modifications contained in Appendix A of this document. 000lV/000ly
SECTION 1 ORGANIZATION 1.1
.BECHTEL ORGANIZATION Figure 1 provides an organization chart for the Bechtel Group of Companies.
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STPEGS) contractuF commitments are executed by Bechtel Energy Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bechtel Power Corporation (BPC).
1.2 BECHTEL WESTERN POWER COMPANY Figure 2 provides more detailed definition of the Bechtel Western Power Company Management.
Bechtel Western Power Company consists of the Norwalk, San Francisco, Houston offices (Figure 2A).
1.2.1 Bechtel Western Power Management Group includes the President and Senior Vice President and Manager for each office, Senior Vice President and Manager of Utility Operations and Business Development, Senior Vice President and Manager of Functional Operations, and Manager of Quality Assurance.
1.2.2 The quality policy statement for Bechtel Western Power Company is authorized (approved for use) by the President of Bechtel Western Power Company.
1.2.3 The BWPC President is resposible for Bechtel Quality Program functions implemented within the company.
1.3 BECHTEL FUNCTIONAL / SERVICE GRGANIZATIONS 1.3.1 Functional Operations The Senior Vice President and Manager of Functional Operations is responsible for various functional operations, including Engineering, Construction, Startup and Procurement.
1.3.2 Procurement Procurement is a Bechtel service organization and is responsible for the procurement of equipment, materials, and services specified by the Bechtel Western Power Company. Procurement does not establish technical or quality requirements contained in procurement documents nor does it initiate or approve changes thereto. These functions are the responsibilities of Engineering. The functions of Procurement include:
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Purchasing of equipment, materials, and services. This includes purchases for delivery to the project site and contracting where the work involves field labor. 0001V/0001V
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Surveillance inspection of equipment, materials, and review of associated quality verification records when required by procurement documents.
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Traffic services to control the flow of materieir,.M e,v :de shipping arrangements necessary for efficient delivery' to the jobsite.
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Field procurement and material handling at the project site providing a fully integrated materials operation frcm purchase to i ssuance.
It includes receiving, inspection for over, short, and/or damage, warehousing and inventory control, distribution, local purchasing, and contracting. This function is the responsibility of the Senior Fielo Procurement Representative at the jobsite.
Figure 3 hientifies the organization of Procurement, Figure 4 identifies the organization of the Procurement Supplier Quality Department.
Procurement is supported by the Procurement Services Group, which provides policies, manuals, and procedures to all Procurement organizations.
The Manager of Procurement is responsible for procurement of equipment, materials, and services for projects within a designated geographical area.
The Manager of Procurement reports to the Senior Vice President and Manager of Functional Operations and receives functional guidance from the central procurement organization. The Manager of Procurement also provides administrative and technical direction to the Project Procurement Managers.
As shown in Figure 4 the Supplier Quality Manager receives technical direction from the Manager of Procurement Supplier Quality.
Aaministrative direction is the responsibility of the Manager of Procarement. The follotting activities are the responsibility of the Manager of Procurement Sripplier Quality and are accomplished with the assistar,ce of the Supplier Quality Manager:
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Prepare, maintain, and implement the Procurement Suppler Quality Department Manual 2.
Prepare the training and development program; train and qualify Procurement Supplier Quality personnel 3.
Perform surveys and quality program audits at suppliers and offsite contractors as required by project and corporate procedures 4.
Prepare and implement inspection p!ans 5.
Provide qualified personnel ar i perform surveillance of items; review quality verification o' uments and release items for shipment 6.
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Coordinate Procurement Supplier Quality Department activities with other quality functions 8.
Monitor the adequacy of inspection plans and procedures in use by Supplier Quality personnel 1.3.3 Materials and Quality Services The Materials and Quality Services Department (M&QS) is responsible for furnishing specialized metallurgical, quality control, and auditing services to Bechtel corporations. Figure 5 illustrates the organization of the Materials and Quality Services Department.
M&QS responsibilities are:
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To devel@ and qualify welding and nondestructive examination (NDE) procedures 2.
To qualify and certify Bechtel nondestructive examination personnel 3.
To support Engineering and Construction in the preparation of special process procedures and the qualification of personnel using these procedures 4.
To provide technical guidance to field welding, coating, and NDE personnel 5.
To support the corporations in the evaluation of supplier and contractor welding nondestructive examination and protective coating procedures and quality program manuals for ASME components and metal structures applications 6.
To prepare and maintain the Bechtel Quality Assurance Manual for ASME Nuclear Components (BQAM-ASME) and provide liaison with the ASPI and authorized inspection agencies in matters associated with compliance with the ASME B&PY Code, BQAM-ASME, and the control of the ASME code Symbol Stamps 7.
To assist Quality Assurance in audits of Bechtel field i
construction which includes compliance with the Quality l
Assurance Manual for ASME, Section Ill, Nuclear Components and Bechtel and contractor field welding, nondestructive examination, ano protective coatings programs 8.
To assist Procurement with surveys, audits, and evaluations of selected materials s'nd component suppliers and contractors 9.
To consult with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Quality Assurance on quality control and failure analysis problems involving materials, welding, protective coatings, and nondestructive examination
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- 10. To support Engineering in the preparation of specifications for piping, metal structures, ASME Code components, protective coatings, and the selection of materials 1.3.4 Quelity Assurance The Manager of Quality Assurance provides technical and administrative direction to the Quality Assurance Group within the Bechtel Western Power Company. Figure 6 reflects the BWPC Quality Assurance Organization.
The Manager cf Quality Assurance is responsible for:
1.
Formulating BWPC Quality Assurance Policies 2.
Approving quality assurance procedures and instructions which define responsibilities and functions of quality assurance personnel within the Bechtel Western Power Company 3.
Approving quality-related procedures and manuals prepared by departments and projects for conformance to quality assurance policies 4.
Formulating audit programs and conducting audits and reviews to assure Bechtel management and clients that the quality assurance programs of the division and its projects conform with policies and requirements of Bechtel and the client.
Identifying the need for corrective action and assuring follow-up 5.
Providing periodic reports to the Corporaticn President on the status and adequacy of corporation and project programs and advising of any problems requiring special attention 6.
Providing and maintaining a qualified and suitably trained staff of quality assurance engineers to carry out required project and staff functions 7.
Formulating programs for maintaining the professional competence of personnel within his organization and providing assistance in training and indoctrination programs for management, engineering, and construction personnel whose activities affect quality 8.
Coordinating the Quality Assurance Program within the BhPC, reviewing and approving departmental quality procedures, direction of the corrective action program, development of project quality assurance programs, and coordinating quality-related activities of BhPC with outside services
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l.3.5 Engineering The Manager of Engineering provides technical and administrative direction to the Engineering Department.and is assisted by the Chief Engineers. The Manager of Engineering is responsible for the management and technical direction of assigned projects and for assuring that the projects are provided with adequate personnel and are following corporate procedures for conduct of engineering activities. The Manager of Engineering provides administrative direction to the Project Engineering Manager.
The Chief Engineers are responsible for assigning the engineers, designers, and draftsmen required to perform engineering functions within their respective disciplines on projects and for maintaining a staff of specialists and other support personnel to provide technical guidance to the projects.
Chief Engineers provide administrative and technical direction to the engineers in their respective disciplines.
In addition to its design responsibilities, the 2nginearing Department is responsible for:
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Preparing quality progrcm related Engineering procedures and instructions 2.
Developing and conducting quality prwram related indoctrination and training programs for Engineering 'erartment personnel 3.
Preparing specifications for supplier, t.ontractor, or constructor quality assurance program requirements 1.3.6 Construction The Vice President and Manager of Construction provides technical and administrative direction to the Construction Department personnel. The Manager of Construction is responsible for the management and technical direction of assioned projects, and for assuring that construction projects are provided with appropriate personnel and are following prescribed corporate practices and procedures for conduct of construction activities.
1.4 STPEGS ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS The Project Manager is responsible for project direction to reflect the contract, client requirements, Bechtel policies, and project procedures.
The Project Manager is the leader of the Bechtel STPEGS team and provides directicn to the Project Team to assure satisfactory performance. The STPEGS Tom Organization and its relationship to the BWPC management team is shown in Figure 7. 000lV/000lV
1.4.1 Project Quality Assurance The project quality assurance progr6m is directed by the Project Quality Assurance Manager (PQAM) who is responsible to assure that Quality Assurance or Quality Control actions listed below are accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the project:
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Coordinate the functions of the project quality program, and siirve as the focal point for project communicetion on matters relating to this program.
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Coordinate project quality-related activities of Engineering, Procurement, Project Administrative Services and Construction.
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Audit and surveillance of project quality-related functions and adherence to procedures. Advise management of the status of program implementation. Conduct prescheduled project audits and supplemental audits directed by the Project Quality Assurance Manager.
4.
Review Supplier and Constructor / Contractor (s) quality assurance program requirements in procurement documents and conditional releases of nonconforming items at the construction site.
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Review turnover packages and selected quality verification r<
cds prior to turnover to the Client.
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Concur with evaluation of recommended supplier's quality assurance program, in accordance with subsection 7.1.
Evaluate supplier's Quality Programs for jobsite originated safety related purchases when determined necessary by the Project Quality Assurance Manager.
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Take stopwork action when warranted.
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Identify quality problems, initiate documented action leading to a solution, and verify implementation of solutions.
9.
Review project plans and schedules for quality-related activities to assure timely and effective implementation of the quality assurance functions for the project.
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Provide periodic reports to the Manager of Quality Assurance and Project Manager evaluating the status of the project quality assurance program and davising of any problems requiring special attention.
- 11. Coordinate quality assurance functions within the project and with groups such as M&QS and Procurement Supplier Quality. 0001Y/000lV L
- 12. Assure that quality assurance related procedures and manuals prepared by or used for the project meet project quality program requirements and initiate revisions when necessary.
- 13. Review, prior to use, Procurement Supplier Quality - quality plans and Quality Control instructions for clarity and the existence of the information described in Sections 7 and 10.
In addition, evaluate the adequacy of selected plans and instructions by performing an in-depth review of:
- a. Accuracy of translation of drawing and specification requirements.
- b. Basis for determining inspection level and sequence.
- c. Adequacy of inspection method.
This review provides assurance that the total quality program requirements inclusions are complete. Reviews of generic plans and instructions can be performed on a generic basis.
In that case, the Project Quality Assurance Manager only verifies that the review of the generic plan or instructions has been performed.
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Review and approve Constructor / Contractor (s) quality programs.
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Prepare quality assurance descriptions in Safety Analysis Reporte.
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Review Nonconformance Reports and other quality problem related docurrents to identify significant deficiencies, and recommend appropriate corrective action.
The field quality assurance program includes the capability to perform:
o Receiving inspection of permanent plant material and equipment.
o Maintenance and storage inspection of permanent plant equipment and material in Bechtel's custody.
o Review of receiving and Bechtel QC documentation.
l o Surveillance inspection of work performed by Constructor /
Co ntractor( s). This inspection supplements the quality programs of the Constructor / Contractor (s) who have responsibility for their work and their quality verification. 000lV/0001V i
Surveillance inspection includes either selected physical inspection at prescribed hold points and observation or witness of inspections performed by the Constructor / Contractor (s):
o Reviewing quality control documentation.
o Reviewing Bechtel and/or Constructor / Contractor (s) quality documentation.
o Providing technical direction to testing laboratories and inspection Contractors.
o Reviewing supplier quality verification document packages for completeness and traceability to the item (s).
o Identifying quality problems, initiating action leading to solutions, and verifying implementation of solutions.
o Reviewing Constructor / Contractor ( s) quality verification documents.
o Reinspection of Constructor / Contractor (s) completed work may be imposed as deemed necessary.
The STPEGS Quality Assurance Organization is shown in Figure E.
1.4.2 Project Engineeri"9 The Project Engineering Manasu (PEM) is responsibTe for the conduct of engineering on the STPEGS. The PEM may be aided by one or more assistants.
The PEM provides project direction to Project Engineeri.'g.
The PEM is responsible for ensuring that engineering work under BecPtel cognizance is carried out in accordance with the project direction received from the Bechtel Project Manager and the technical direction received from the Manager of Engineering.
The Group Supervisors are responsible for the quality and technical adequacy of the engineering work performed under their guidance and receive their technical direction in these matters from the Chief Engineers for their respective disciplines.
The Group Supervisors are assigned a team of engineers, designers, and draftsmen by their respective Chief Engineers.
The Project Engineering Manager, Project Engineers, group supervisors, engineers, designers, and draftsmen comprise the engineering team. The STPEGS engineering team organization is shown in Figure 9.
The project engineering team is responsible for all Bechtel engineering design work performed by and for the project and for checking functions performed on the project. Special design support is furnished to the project engineer by specialty groups. The Project Engineer is responsible for such special design work conducted off the project and for requiring that it be subjected to the same degree of checking and control as that conducted on the project. Key design work is also reviewed off the project by personnel on the staff of the Chief Engineer. 000lV/000lv
The project engineering team has the following responsibilities:
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Prepare calculations, drawings, and specifications which constitute the engineering designs 2.
Assure that drawings, specifications, procedures and instructions produced conform to project requirements, Bechtel standards, applicable industry standards, regulatory agency requirements, and the design bases as defined in Safety Analysis Reports 3.
Prepare specifications for Supplier and Constructor /
Contractor (s) Quality Assurance Program 4.
Establish the need for procurement surveillance inspection and audit, and monitor results of same 5.
Review and approve the design changes and approve nonconformance dispositions 6.
Review drawings, procedures, test data, manuals and reports submitted to Engineering by suppliers and Constructor /
Contractor ( s) 7.
Indoctrinate Engineering personnel in the use of Engineering procedure s 8.
Provide support to Construction management relative to storage and maintenance of permanent plant equipment 1.4.3 Project Construction Management The Field Construction Manager is responsible for the project field construction performance. The Field Construction Manager is responsible for l
assuring that construction activities are performed in accordance with the design requirements as established by project engineering and other applicable requirements.
STPEGS construction management organization is shown in Figure 10.
The Constructor / Contractor (s) are assigned first-level responsibility for the l
control of the quality of their work. Their performance is coordinated and l
monitored by the Bechtel field organization. The Bechtel Quality Assurance
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organization performs documented audits and surveillances and has the capability to perform surveillance inspection.
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In cases where the Constructor / Contractor (s) are responsible for quality verification inspection or other quality assurance functions, the contract documents incorporate the requirements for the Constructor / Contractor (s) quality assurance program.
Constructor / Contractor (s) quality assurance and quality control personnel are required to have the appropriate authority, organizational freedom, and independence within their own organization.
Constructor / Contractor (s) program requirements are specified by incorporation of the requirements of Reg. Guide 1.28 (6/7/72) or the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section III, as appropriate.
In the event that the Constructor / Contractor (s) is unable to provide an acceptable program, Bechtel may assume quality verification inspection responsibilities or these may be contracted to another organization.
1.4.4 Project Material Control The Material Control Manager receives technical direction from Engineering and administrative direction from the Assistant Project Manager.
The Material Control Manager provides technical ard administrative direction to the Material Manager, provides project direction to the Field Procurement Manager and provides administrative direction to the Material Engineering Manager.
The Project Supplier Quality Supervisor receives technical and administrative direction from the Supplier Quality Supervisor and project direction from the Field Procurement Manager.
The functions of the Project Supplier Quality Supervisors are:
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Coordinate project procurement surveillance inspection activities with project engineering and Procurement Supplier Quality 2.
Connent on technical specifications prior to issuance for bids 3.
Initiate supplier surveys, Supplier Quality assignments, and coordinate supplier audits with procurement Supplier Quality 4.
Review and accept procurement surveillance inspection reports 5.
Give project direction on project Supplier Quality assignments to the Bechtel Supplier Quality Representative STPEGS Material Control organization is shown in Figure 11.
Field procurement functions are performed by the Project Field Procurement Manager at the Jobsite. The Field Procurement Manager receives technical and administrative direction from the BWPC Field Procurement Manager and project direction from the Material Control Manager.
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SECTION 2 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 2.1 SCOPE The program described in this document is applied to the design, procurement, and construction management of those structures, systems, and components (items) whose satisfactory performance is required to prevent accidents which may cause undue risk to the health and safety of the public or to mitigate the consequences of such accidents if they were to occur.
These items are defined as safety related and are identified in the safety analysis report for STPEGS.
2.2 POLICY l
The Bechtel Quality Program described in this document assigns the l
res)onsibility for quality to the organization responsible for performing the l
wor ( and includes as a basic requirement that individuals responsible for l
verifying and checking are independent of the individual or group responsible for performing the work. Additionally, independent review, audit, and l
surveillance are performed by individuals not affiliated with the organizational entities responsible for performance of the work.
The President of Bechtel Western Power Company is responsible for the overall quality policy.
BWC quality assurance department procedures are formulated by the Manager of Quality Assurance.
The Quality Program and Quality Assurance practices for STPEGS are formulated by the Project Quality Assurance Manager, approved by the Manager of Quality Assurance or designee and implemented through the Project Quality Program Manual, the Project Quality Assurance Procedures and various department / group procedures. The implementing procedures are approved for program compliance by the Manager of Quality Assurance or a designee (See Table I).
The STPEGS quality program follows applicable corporate procedures, suitably modified to meet the scope of STPEGS, including delineated HL&P and project requirements.
The Project Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for coordinating the development of the project quality program and assuring that appropriate approvals are obtained. Project and Corporate Quality Assurance personnel monitor and/or audits project program activities for compliance with approved procedures and policies.
Quality Assurance personnel have the responsibility and authority to carry out these functions, including identification of program problems, initiation of action to resolve such problems, and final verification that the action was taken and the problem satisfactorily solved.
The Project Quality Program includes program documents and and procedures which define the responsibility and authority of each group within the project and identifies documents to be prepared and their distribution.
Bechtel project communication is assured through the close physical relationship of project participants and the requirements for formal documentatiory and reporting. !
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Communication between the Houston Lighting & Power QA organization and Bechtel depends on contractual relationships and complies with various interface agreements. The Project Quality Assurance Manager is the focal point for quality program communication. Formal quality assurance program reporting is perfonned either through the Project Manager or directly by the Project Quality Assurance Manager.
In either case, the Project Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for coordinating preparation of quality program communication. Day-to-day communication on problems involving engineering, procurement, and construction may be carried out directly between the Bechtel group responsible for the activity and appropriate utility personnel.
l However, the Project Quality Assurance Manager is furnished copies of this correspondence, as appropriate.
f Supplier and contractor quality control '- ludes provision of specifications l
by Engineering requiring suppliers and c.
' tors to execute appropriate quality programs; surveillance inspectiti.
_Jppliers by the Procurement Supplier Quality Department, or by Quality Control for onsite contractors; and surveillance and audit of these activities by Quality Assurance personnel, the Procurement Supplier Quality Department staff, and/or Materials and Quality Services.
Control of construction activities performed directly by Bechtel includes in-process technical guidance and monitoring of the work by field engineering personnel who are independent of direct construction craft supervision; quality verification inspection and surveillance and audits by Quality Assurance personnel supplemented by Haterials and Quality Services personnel.
Quality-related activities, such as inspection and test, are performed with appropriate equipment and under suitable environmental conditions.
2.3 STOPWORK The program provides Quality Assurance personnel with stopwork authority over certain portions of project activity, and this authority is delineated in procedures.
In addition, control of further processing of unacceptable work is provided by appropriate hold and release points as follows:
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Unsatisfactory work with respect to design documents prepared by Bechtel is controlled through the independent review process (prescribed by written procedures) and the refusal of the checker / reviewer to sign off the acceptance of the document which blocks its further processing and issue for use. Each non-Bechtel design document for which project engineering has an interface and review responsibility is logged upon receipt and has affixed a standard Bechtel stamp which signifies the status of the document when it is returned to the originator.
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Bechtel control over Supplier work is as follows:
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In cases of gross deficiencies or violations, procurement documents provide contractural relief, including termination, and these measures can be used when necessary.
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Construction. Quality Control has two primary mechanisms to control further processing'of unacceptable work.
These are the nonconforming material control system and the authority to refuse acceptance of completed work.
Quality Control has authority to recommend stoppage in situations which, if uncorrected, would render the item nonconforming or unacceptable.
In cases of contractor work, Quality Control exercises controls similar to Procurement in 2. above.
2.4 PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION Bechtel Western Power Company Quality procedures and instructions are contained in the documents listed in Table I.
Appendix B of this document lists the Quality Programs for STPEGS work and identifies their scope and relationship to 10 CFR 50 Appendix B.
Figure 12 is a graphic presentation of the relationship of documents that comprise the quality program for STPEGS.
Each of these documents is authorized by the manager responsible for the activity.
(Copies of Bechtel standard documents in Table I are available for review by regulatory authorities and HL&P, and controlled copies of those designated by an asterisk are available upon request through HL&P to cognizant regulatory bodies.)
Corporate and Department procedures and practices form the basis for the Quality Assuranco Program on STPEGS.
The STPEGS Project Quality Program
- Manual references the procedures and manuals which comprise the Project Quality Program.
The procedures and instructions contained in these manuals, are supplemented where necessary by specific work instructions and checklists. These project manuals are controlled and maintained by the project team.
STPEGS has the responsibility for preparing and maintaining documentation defining project design criteria and applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Further, STPEGS has the responsibility for preparing and maintaining organization charts and documentation defining interface responsibilities among various Bechtel groups and other major non-Bechtel project participants, such as HL&P and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
2.5 PERSONNEL Bechtel personnel participating in the Quality Program are provided with specific indoctrination and training covering the project procedures applicable to their work. This is accomplished by reading applicable procedures, general discussions of specific procedures and individual training
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by project supervision and staff specialists.
Similar programs are employed for indoctrination of individuals assigned to staff and specialist groups.
Records are maintained showing completion of indoctrination and training.
Indoctrination and training is conducted in accordance with written procedures.
In addition to the basic indoctrination and training programs and performance reviews, certain minimum education and experience guidelines have been established for various positions responsible for managing and directing program activities.
While these are used for guidance in selecting candidates for these positions, they are not considered absolute requirements when other factors, such as the individual's demonstrated capability and staff technical support available to him, provide assurance that appropriate managerial and technical skill will be applied.
The basic qualification requirements for key management positions in the quality groups are an advanced degree with five or more years of appropriate management and quality assurance experience, or a bachelor's degree with eight or more years of appropriate experience. Additional pertinent experience is considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
The basic qualification requirements for supervisory and project quality functions, such as Project Quality Assurance Manager (PQAM), Project Quality Assurance Engineer (PQAE), Project Quality Control Engineer (PQCE), etc., are an advanced degree with two or more years of appropriate supervisory and quality-related experience or a bachelor's degree with five or more years of appropriate experience. Additional pertinent (technical) experience is considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree. Records are maintained showing qualifications of key management, supervisory, and project personnel in qual 1ty groups.
The following specific qualification requirements are applied:
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Personnel performing pressure boundary and structural welding and nondestructive examination are required to meet applicable qualification requirements of ASME Code, SNT-TC-1A-80*, or other appropriate codes and standards.
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Quality Control Personnel - Quality Control personnel performing surveillance inspection of contractors work will be qualified in accordance with the provisions of Regulatory Guide 1.58, Rev. 0 (as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document) or SNT-TC-1A-80*, as applicable.
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Audit Personnel - Personnel performing audits will be qualified in accordance with the appropriate requirements of ANSI N45.2.23-1978, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.146, Rev. O, 8/60.
Instances of recommendations within SNT-TC-1A-80 ('should') will be considered mandatory requirements ('shall').
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Procurement Supplier. Quality Representatives - A formal training
. program, developed by the Procurement Supplier Quality Department, is required for Supplier Quality Representatives assigned nuclear plant purchase orders.
Tnis. program is d? fined in the Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Manual (PSQM) Ind conforms to the applicable requirements of ANSI N45.2.6-lF13, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.58, Rev. O, 8/73, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document.
2.6 PROGRAM CONTROL Personnel performing quality assurance and quality control functions are provided with several means for controlling adherence to the quality program requirements. These include:
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Various levels of ' approvals described in Sections 1 and 2.2 of thi s document.
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Stopwork as described.in Section 2.3 of this document.
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Inspection and review hold points for engineering documents, supplier work and documentation, and construction activities as described in various sections of this document.
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Nonconformance and corrective action procedures as described in Sections 15 and 16 of this document.
In all the above instances, decision of the assigned individual ~ performing the quality assurance function is controlling, subject only to appeal by the line organization through their management and to the cognizant quality function management.
In any case, personnel performing quality assurance and quality I
control functions have the authority to identify quality problems and initiate action leading to their solution.
l Resolution of disputes which are not resolved at lower levels is as follows:
The final authority on project quality program matters rests with the Project Quality Assurance Manager, subject only to appeal by the j
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The BWPC Manager of Quality Assurance meets regularly with the QA Manager af l-Projects and the Project Quality Assurance Manager on the status of the project and problem areas. Reports to the President of BWPr on 8 quarterly basis regarding the evaluation of the status and adequacy of the prcaram including any required revisions to the program or special attention cequired including any recommendation for corrective action.
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2.8 MANAGEMENT REVIEW Management reviews of the status and adequacy of this quality assurance program are accomplished through periodic reports and presentations by Quality Assurance Management personnel to their respective managers, and through reviews of quality assurance management audit reports. Meetings are held on a regular basis at the corporate level.
The Bechtel Western Power Company Quality / esurance Program, including Functional Operations Quality Assurance Programs, are reviewed annually by individual s outside the quality assurance function.
These reviews are l
performed by management above or outside the QA organization for BWC Management.
The results of these reviews are documented and submitted to corporate management.
Management reports contain summary data on the status of outstanding audit and l
corrective action items and identify the status of other significant quality l
program activities which may include items such as training and qualification programs; development of stand-N procedures, work plans, and other documents; status of industry stanaards; and other external issues of interest. These reports and discussions combined with other reports on overall corporate i
performance are used by BWPC management above the level of Manager of Quality f
Assurance to assess the scope, implementation, and adequacy of the STPEGS
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The status of the STPEGS quality assurance program is reported regularly to cognizant management by the Project Quality Assurance Manager.
These reports identify quality problems and sumarize results of project quality assurance activities. Project quality program status also is identified and evaluated through management audit reports which are conducted in accordance with the provisions of Bechtel Western Power Company Quality Assurance Department Procedures. Audit reports are reviewed by cognizant quality assurance management and copies are submitted to corporate management and cognizant department management. The Manager of Quality Assurance is responsible for monitoring these reports and other information received from STPEGS such as 50.55(e) reports and Part 21 reports, and for summarizing this information in reports to corporate management.
The Project Quality Assurance Manager's report of STPEGS includes review and evaluation of reports of HL&P and NRC audits and reviews.
2.9 PRE 0PERATIONAL TESTING AND STARTUP The quality program described in this report covers design, procurement, and construction activities. HL&P is responsible for the quality program during the preoperation testing and startup phase.
As defined in the scope of work for STPEGS, Bechtel, in conjunction with HL&P, performs advance planning for control of managerial and technical interfaces between Bechtel, HL&P, Westinghouse Electric Corp. (NSSS Supplier), and other contractors during preoperational testing and startup.
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SECTION 3 DESIGN CONTROL Engineering department policies, standards, design guides, procedures, and instructions are employed for control of engineering design work to meet technical and regulatory requirements. These controls identify responsibilities and provide procedures to assure that the design requirements are correctly translated into the final design.
The controls also provide for preparation of appropriate documentation to permit review of the process used and of the results obtained. The controls provide for the identification and specification of appropriate quality standards and for control of changes and design interfaces.
Design criteria are assembled by the project during the initial stages of design. These criteria include the criteria contained in safety analysis reports and other STPEGS requirements. The design criteria are maintained current and serve as a basis for preparation of the final design.
The design control program incorporates measures for identification and control of design interfaces among the various engineering disciplines on the project, between the project and technical support groups within Bechtel, and of such external interfaces as Westinghouse Electric Corp. (the nuclear steam supply system supplier), other equipment suppliers, contractors performing design work, and HL&P.
These measures include:
(a) identification of technical responsibilities of the various design groups and provisions for coordination of design documents among tnem, (b) description of responsibilities of and provisions for coordination with other design and engineering support groups within Bechtel, and (c) definition of interfaces and control of comunication with organizations external to Bechtel.
Essentially all engineering documents are prepared by project personnel and include drawings, specifications, design analyses, system descriptions, and technical reports.
They are verified or checked in accordance with Engineering Department Procedures.
Project Group Supervisors (Figure 9) are responsible for all engineering work performed within their discipline and for approval of engineering documents prepared within their groups.
Procedures and instructions for verification and checking of drawings, calculations, and specifications are included in the procedures governing the preparation of these documents or in separate proceuures or instructions. These procedures l
identify the positions responsible for verification or checking and require l
that design errors are identified and followed up through correction.
Verifiers and checkers on the project are required to verify the incorporation l
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Documents cannot be released without verification or checking.
When design verification or checking is accomplished by an individual, it is performed by a person other than the originator or the immediate supervisor of the originator, who has adequate qualifications to have originated the work.
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The other requirements of ANSI N45.2.ll-1974, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.64, Rev. 2, 6/76, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appenoix A of this document, will be met.
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The justification will be individually documented and approved by the next level of supervision.
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Quality Assurance audits will include review of the frequency and effectiveness of the use of the imediate supervisor to assure that this provision is used only in exceptional circumstance s.
Design work, including verification or checking, of specialist external to the project, such as M&QS, Geotechnical, Hydraulics, and Stress is performed in accordance with project procedures or specialist group procedures meeting the requirements of this document. Such work must be reviewed and accepted by responsible project personnel for applicability to STPEGS.
Key design documents for systems and structures important to safety are subject to design verification, which may be accomplished by:
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Critical design reviews, either individual or interdisciplinary b.
Alternate calculations, or c.
Qualification testing Design verification is performed for the following key documents:
system descriptions, flow diagrams, piping and instrument diagrams, control logic diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, structural systems for major facilities, site arrangement, and equipment location drawings.
Specifications, calculations, and computer programs in support of the key documents are verified.
Documentation of the design verification is provided by a design verification report signed by the appropriate individual.
When design verification is accomplished by an interdisciplinary design review, the review team will be composed of individuals knowledgeable of the type of system of structure and the requirements thereof.
They may or may not have participated directly in the design of that particular system or structure. An individual who has oarticipated directly in the design shall not be responsible for the independent design verification of this discipline.
The above description of design verification of key design documents satisfies the requirements specified by ANSI N45.2.ll-1974, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.64, Rev. 2, 6/76, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document.
Design documents other than key design documents, identified above, shall be checked for technical correctness and conformance to design input requirements. 000lV/000lY L
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Engineering Department' Procedures establish the extent of checking, the duties of the checker, and the extent of his responsibility for which he attests with his signature or initials. The signature or initials of the checker and date affixed on the design document in accordance with the Engineering Department Procedure satisfies the requirements specified by ANSI N45.2.ll-1974, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.64, Rev. 2, 6/76, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document. Traceability of charac-teristic signatures and initials to the individual will be provided.
BWC designated Chief Engineers coordinate and assist in the preparation of certain generic "standard" and "guide" documents. Standard documents include design standards, standard details, standard specifications, and technical topical reports. Guide documents include design guides, guide key documents, and guide specifications. Generic "standard" and "guide" documents which are pre-engineered to a level suitable for STPEGS adoption are subject to checking, review, and design verification as described in this Section.
Standard or guide documents which have been qualified by a design verification need only be verified by STPEGS for their applicability to project requirements. The acceptability of any significant changes to the qualified standard document must also be verified and documented.
As a matter of policy, Bechtel uses accepted industrial standards, i
specifications, and materials. Prototype testing is encouraged for equipment suppliers whose components have not previously demonstrated adequate performance. Prototype testing is not nonnally applicable to STPEGS design work; however, selected design details may be verified by test. When prototype testing is used for design verification, the test requirements are specified by Bechtel.
Design changes, including field changes, are subjected to design control measures commensurate to those applied to the original design. Checking and review of design changes are performed by the Project Engineering team to the same level as that of the original design.
Changes to design requirements or completed designs produced by Project Engineering, which may be proposed by suppliers, contractors, or Bechtel construction, must be reviewed and accepted by Project Engineering.
In the case of proposed changes to the original design, initiated at the construction site, the design changes shall be reviewed, accepted and documented by Bechtel Project Engineering. Acceptance of design changes by Bechtel Project Engineering is required prior to implementation. For design changes proposed by suppliers, acceptance of the design change by Project Engineering is required prior to shipment of the item to the jobsitt.
In all cases, approval of the proposed design change by project engineering is required prior to fuel load for STPEGS.
Certain design work may be performed by Bechtel Site Engineering providing it is in compliance with the design control features utilized by Bechtel Project Engineering in the design office.
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Certain detailing work may be performed by selected contractors; however, the nature, scope and parameters will be identified in design disclosure documents for each contractor with checking af field sketches required by an individual other than the detailer.
Suppliers are not allowed to ctange Bechtel design requirements or Bechtel reviewed supplier design documents without obtaining approval by Bechtel Project Engineering. Construction site changes to engineering design are documented by means of change notices or change requests which require authorization by Project Engineering. Significant or unique change: are authorized individually: Project Engineering may give written authorization in the form of specifications or other instructions to field organizations to make routine changes. Field organizations have the authority to approve changes to design details in cases where the original design details were prepared by that field organization.
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SECTION 4 PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT CONTROL All procurement actions for Q-List items and services, including off-the-shelf items and bulk commodities, whether performed by design office or field procurement groups, employ technical and quality requirements established by project engineering.
Project engineering prepares (or.provides) the technical and quality requirements appearing in procurement documents.
These activities are governed by the same policies and procedures as those applied to design documents.
Engineering and procurement department procedures delineate the sequence of quality-related action to be accomplished in preparation, review, approval, and control of procurement documents and changes thereto.
Project engineering is responsible for assuring that applicable regulatory requirements, design bases, supplier quality assurance program requirement!,
and other requirements which are necessary to obtain and verify quality are included or referenced in the procurement documents.
Specifications for suppliers and contractors are prepared by the project engineering team based on the project quality program requirements and generic or guide specifications.
Project safety-related specifications are reviewed for appropriate quality program requirements by Project Quality Assurance.
Procurement documents include specific technical specifications for the equipment and services to be furnished which define specific codes, standards, tests, inspections, and records to be applied or furnished. The procurement documents also include quality assurance requirements either in separate specifications which define requirements for the supplier's quality assurance program or by incorporating appropriate requirements in the technical specifications and associated documents. Quality programs may be specified by invoking the appropriate sections and elements of ANSI N45.2-1971, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.28, Rev. O. 6/72, appropriate supplementary ANSI Quality Assurance Standards, and the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, as applicable, or by incorporating requirements equivalent to those of these standards. The procurement documents also establish provisions for surveillance, inspection, and audits (including access to the supplier's and subsupplier's facilities and records for audit), provide for extension of the applicable requirements to subtier procurements, include provisions for control and approval of supplier nonconformances, and establish requirements for preparation and delivery of documentation.
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a Engineering Department Procedures provide for establishing quality assurance requirements in procurement documents. Technical quality requirements are reviewed by technical personnel. Programmatic aspects are reviewed by Quality Assurance as described above, and the review also assures that the document was prepared, reviewed, and approved in accordance with the approved procedures.
Procurement documents normally contain general acceptance criteria. These are reviewed by suppliers, contractors, or Bechtel Quality Control upon receipt of the documents to verify and supplement acceptance criteria.
Evidence of review and approval of procurement documents is available for verification.
Appropriate project procedures provide details to accomplish the administrative actions in processing procurement documents in the design office and at the jobsite.
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SECTION 5 IhSTRUCTIONS, PROCEDURES, AND DRAWINGS i
The documented instructlons and procedures governing this program are identified in Section 2.
Procedures and manuals governing the activities of. organizations and groups performing quality-related functions include procedures for the preparation and review of instructions, procedures, and drawings.
Documented instructions from Project Engineering to Construction, contractors, 1
and suppliers is in the form of engineering specifications and addenda or change notices thereto, drawings, and drawing change notices. These documents contain, reference, or require procedures and instructions, as appropriate, and provide necessary acceptance criteria.
When approved by Project Engineering, these documents are released for construction work.
Bechtel procurement documents require suppliers and contractors to submit specified drawings and procedures to Bechtel for acceptance prior to start of fabrication or construction.
Bechtel reviews of these documents are performed to determine that interfacing design features are compatible with overall design and installatior requirements and that procedures are acceptable.
Procedures for constru'; tion activities are contained in the project procedure manual.
These procedures describe, define, or specify administrative and functional requirements for performing construction activities.
Procedures of this nature include training of personnel; jobsite housekeeping; storage, maintenance, and han0ing of items; document control; chenges to design documents; reviewing supplier engineering documents; and field requisitioning of items and services, as applicable to the scope of work.
Field organizations prepare other procedures when engineering documents require amplificattu to perform various discipline activities associated with fabrication, cleaning, erection, installation, test, repair, modification, etc., of items.
The requirements, vocedures, and instructions for the Quality Control activities are consained in the Project Procedures Manual.
The elements of this manual include qualifications, indoctrination, certification, and training; inspection, examination, and test control; control of nonconforming items; field procpement control; control of measuring and test equipment; documentation and records control; final inspection and turnover; and constructor and contractor control.
Assurance that work is accomplished in accordance with approved instructions, procedures, and drawings is obtained through the various levels of surveillance, inspection, and audit described in other sections of this document. 0001V/0001Y
i SECTION 6 DOCUMENT CONTROL The program documents identified in Section 2 provide means for document control. These include procedures providing Engineering, Procurement Supplier Quality, and Construction controls for the review, approval, and release of documents and changes thereto.
Documents pertaining to quality-related items, as identified in this paragraph, are required to be controlled. The documents listed in Table I are on controlled distribution.
Instructions, procedures, specifications, drawings, procurement documents, quality plans design calculations, design criteria, field change requests, safety anabsis reports, and inspection test procedures are identified by control registers or index lists. Nonconformance reports, audit finding reports, supplier deviation disposition request, standard deficiency reports, documentary evidence of design reviews, memoranda, and correspondence are identified by logs which provide for traceability of closeout action.
Document control centers for STPEGS are set up in the Design Office and the jobsite. Controlled documents are released, received, controlled, and distributed through these centers. These centers may be staffed and managed by either Bechtel or HL&P.
Engineering Department procedures prescribe the requirements for preparation and control of design documents.
Distribution of design documents is the responsibility of HL&P or Bechtel, as described in implementing procedures.
Approved drawings and specifications prepared by Project Engineering are issued to organizations and individuals responsible for performing the work and to those responsible for inspection *.
Control registers, issued periodically, identify the drawings, specifications, and other design cutput documents and their current status.
Transmittal forms are employed to forward drawings and specifications and require that signed receipts be returned from the addressee or by controlled entry of the acknowledgement into the computerized data base.
Changes made to approved design documents by Project Engineering or proposed by field organizations are reviewed and approved by Project Engineering in accordance with established procedures which provide that changes are reviewed in the same manner as the original issue.
Supplier-submitted documents, such as drawings, specifications, procedures, manuals, and other data, are controlled through the use of control logs which provide identification and status of supplier documents.
Transmittal forms are used to return and show approval status of evaluated supplier documents.
- Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representatives receive copies of the transmittal notices listing the documents and their approval status but normally do not receive copies of the documents.
These are available at the supplier's plant for the Supplier Quality Representative, t
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- documents are formally transmitted to the construction site with provision for receipt acknowledgement.
. The project construction.-organization at the jobsite employs standard prescribed procedures for control of the distribution of approved drawings, specifications,.and other documents. These procedures include provisions for field receipt, review and distribution of approved documents, and for appropriate marking or destruction of obsolete docuinents.
Approved changes are promptly included in governing documents or controlled change notices provided for interim revision.
Changes may not be implemented
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When a specified number of change notices have been issued or after a designated period of time, change notices must be incorporated in the governing document.
Controls to ensure that work activities are conducted in accordance with the necesstry procedures or other documents take several forms.
These controls include the following:
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Appropriate department or group manuals and procedures 3.
Engineering compliance monitored by Quality Assurance 4.
Supplier compliance monitored by Procurement Supplier Quality 5.
Construction compliance monitored by Quality Control and Quality Asserance l
The Bechtel surveillance inspection program includes procedures governing the r
initial inspection. visit which are designed to identify necessary documentation and verify that the controls are in place for preparation and approval of procedures prior to performance of wo.-k govarned by the procedure. Construction inspection planning includes identification of documents required, and these must be available for use prior to performing inspections governed by the procedure.
Control of documents are regularly audited by Quality Assurance personnel.
In addition, Quality Control assures that construction work is performed in accordance with current approved design documents as an integral part of their quality verification inspection program.
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l SECTION 7 CONTROL 0F PURCHASED MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES 7.1 SUPPLIER EVALUATION AND SELECTION Files of suppliers and contracters are maintained by Field Procurement.
These files identify suppliers and contractors who have demonstrated their ability to provide quality material, equipment, or services, or who have been established as capable by survey. Suppliers' and contractors' quality history files contain information on scope of services and capability, and results of recent shop surveys and audits. Periodic reports identifying data contained in quality history files are issued by Procurement Supplier Quality to interested groups within the corporations.
The Materials and Quality Services Department reviews welding and nondestructive examination procedures for work involving compliance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and for fabrication of metal Structures and protective coating procedures. Materials and Quality Services reviews and evaluates these documents and provides Procurement with information for summary listings of the approved vendor information on file. This information is available to STPEGS for assistance in identification and evaluation of qualified sources.
Procurement Supplier Quality Department procedures include provisions for source surveys which may be used to supplement data in a supplier's quality history file. Requests for source survey are initiated by Purchasing or Engineering in cases where inadequate historical data is available to evaluate the supplier's capability to produce the commodity.
Prior to award, the following technical and quality requirements must be met:
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Determination by Engineering that the source is responsive to the technical requirements of the specification 2.
Determination by Engineering and Quality Assurance that the supplier or Constructor / Contractor (s) quality program is capable of meeting the specified requirements.
This may be based on evaluations by Procurement Supplier Quality for manufacturing suppliers or Quality Assurance for jobsite Constructor / Contractor (s), and field procurements.
In some instances it may be necessary to place a contract without fully satisfying these criteria. For these cases, the criteria shall be met prior to start of related work activities.
l The quality program evaluation may be achieved by review of controlled program l
manuals previously submitted and evaluated by responsible Bechtel personnel; I
manuals and procedures submitted to Bechtel, or made available for Bechtel review in the bidders' facilities in connection with the specific procurement; or an evaluation of performance on previous Bechtel procurements.
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In addition, supplier program evaluation may be based on review of the supplier's quality history, source survey results, or analysis of bid for responsiveness to quality program requirements contained in the procurement documents. Responsibility for maintenance of quality program acceptance for inactive noncode procurement orders may be transferred to Houston Lighting &
Powe r.
Bechtel may utilize the status of the HL&P quality program mtintenance as evidence of an acceptable Quality Assurance program and may also use other HL&P approved noncode vendors without re-reviewing the QA program. This alternate method is contingent upon the QA requirements being previously established by Bechtel.
For work covered entirely by ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section III requirements, possession of the appropriate Certificate of Authorization constitutes an acceptable minimum requirement for bidder quali M6 tion.
When an award is made, appropriate sections of 10 CFR 50 Appendix '
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Evaluation of suppliers of standard off-the-shelf items which are produced to a manufacturer's standard quality program is based on published data (catalogues, etc.) for conformance to engineering requirements and the use of historical quality performance data and source surveys.
7.2 PROCUREMENT SURVEILLANCE For purchased items, the primary responsibility for quality rests with the supplier. Technical control of supplier work is provided by Project Engineering through review of specified supplier documents, including drawings and procedures. Engineering is also respontible for providing or accepting supplier-Inspection of supplier' proposed resolutions to discrepancies encountered.s work is the responsibility of Bechtel Procurement St'pplier Quality Representatives perform surveillance inspection of supplier s work which may include specific measurements and examinations performed by the Supplier Quality Representci.Ne but generally includes monitoring and witnessing of inspections and tests performed by the supplier's quality control organization.
Bechtel Supplier Qelity Representatives frequently spot-check the dimensions, surface finish, and protective coatings, visually examine welds, rey;ew test reports and radiographs, and other details.
Project Engineering identifies procurements requiring source surveillance inspection and audit.
Procuremont may recommend additional items.
Manufactured or fabricated Q-List items, such as vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, piping subassemblies, valves, electrical panels, etc., are included in surveillance inspection and audit programs.
Items which are typically excluded from the surveillance inspecticn program include standard off-the-shelf items and bulk ccanoditie!; where required quality can be adequately determined by receipt inspection or post-installation checkout or test. Also excluded are materials whers important physical and chemical properties are independently verified on samples taken at the supplier's facilities or at the jobsite.
For Q-List items, Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representatives perform their surveillances in accordance with quality plans and instructions.
These plans are prepared by Procurement Supplier Quality based on instructions in l
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the Procurement Supplier Quality Department Manual and may be modified by Project Engineering. They provide for identification of witness and hold points, identification of the examinations and tests which are selected to be witnessed by the Bechtel Supplier Quality Representative, and documentary evidence of completion of each witness and hold point operation, test, or examination. A supplier may not proceed with the work beyond a hold point without written agreement of waiver of hold points from Procurement Supplier Quality based on agreement from Project Engineer 1 rig and the PQAE.
It is the responsibility of the Supplier Quality Representative to verify, to the extent required by his quality plan, that the supplier has met the quality requirements contained in the procurement documents before the material or equipment is released for shipment. This responsibility of the Supplier Quality Representatives is met through surveillance, which includes observations and checks at random of selected intervals (or points) of materials of construction, ird-process fabrication, heat treatment, welding, examination, testing, dimensions, preparation for shipment, marking, tagging, and quality verification.
Bechtel Supplier Quality Representatives do not perform nondestructive examinations or tests on material and equipment at suppliers' plants.
Such examinations and tests are performed by the supplier and selectively witnessed or otherwise monitored by the Supplier Quality Representative.
Typical quality plans have sections that describe the scope and define application, establish :esponsibilities, describe preplanning activities to be performed prior to making initial contacts with a supplier, describe the activities to be performed during the initial, progressive, and final surveillance visits, and describe reporting requirements.
Procuresent surveillance may be performed by esident or rea Supplier Quality Representatives assigned tc several suppliers.
Reports documenting surveillances performed, tests witnessed, and discrepancies observed are prepared by the Supplier Quality Representative and distributed in accordance t
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Bechtel Supplier QJality Representatives are responsible for assuring that their surveillances of material, equipment, and specified documentation confcrm to the requirements of the quality plan and/or j
instructions and for releasing inspected items for shipment.
Bechtel Supplier Quality Representatives have the authority to refuse release of nonconforming material.
Consistent with the complexity of the surveillance assignment, the Supplier Quality Representative will review with the supplier the requirements of the applicable quality plan.
During the initial visit, the Supplier Quality Representative will discuss the following:
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The quality requirements of Oc procuremont documents 2.
The applicable requirements of the governing codes and standards 3.
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The requirements for qualification of welders, nondestructive examination personnel, and inspection, examination, and testing personnel 6.
The requirements for Bechtel Supplier Quality witness and hold points, including releara for shipment 7.
The requirements for complete and accurate supplier quality verification documentation prior to release for shipment S.
The supplier's responsibilities for the quality of subtier items In addition, the Supplie-Quality Representative will establish witness and hold points in accordrne with the guidelines established by the applicable quality plans and pr s:urement dccuments.
During the course of progressive surveillance, tha Supplier Quality Representative has the prerogative to make other surveillan,es and witness other examinations and tests necessary to determine the st pplier's compliance with the requirements of the procurement documents.
I Sure '".ance of jobsite contractors is the responsibility of Quality Control c
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The Constructor at STPEGS is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of his inspection program.
1 7.3 RECEIVING INSPECTION Receiving inspection practices conform to the requirements of ANSI N4 5.2.2-1972 as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.38, Rev. O, 3/73, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document. These are performed in accordance with Quality Control Instructions by Quality CWrol personnel.
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and other governing codes and standards) and acknowledgement that the Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representative has reviewed the required documentation and has released the item.
Also applies to cases of Bechtel client (applicant) procured items for which Bechtel is acting as agent for the client.
- The certificate of conformance conforms to ANSI N45.2.13-1976, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.123 Rev. O,10/76, as interpreted by the positions I
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This may be obtained by having the certificate signed by the Bechtel Supplier Quality Representative to verify that he has reviewed applicable su1 plier documentation supporting the certificate and released the items, or by receipt of a separate teletype or report from the Supplier Quality Represent 1tive indicating that his inspection is complete and the item has been released.
Receipt of the certificate of conformance and the Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representative release constitutes documentary evidence that materials and equipment conform to procurement requirements and may be installed.
If the balance of the documentation package required by the procurement documents is received prior to or with the shipment, the certificate of conformance may be waived.
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For Bechtel procured and inspected items covered by ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements, the same requirements prevail as above, plus the appropriate Code Data Report.
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For Bechtel procured and noninspected items, all quality verification documentation required to be submitted with the procurement documents must be reviewed and verified (as a part of receiving inspection) at the jobsite by Quality Control personnel or Procurement Supplier Quality personnel.
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For nuclear steam supply system supplier furnished items, appropriate certification from the NSSS supplier in accordance with his quality program 5.
For cases when procurement documents do not require the supplier to furnish quality verification documentation, satisfactory receiving inspection results constitute the necessary documentary evidence that items conform to procurement documents.
Standard off-the-shelf items are visually inspected for identification and condition at receipt.
. Complete quality verification record packages are requested for delivery prior to, or with, the shipment. Documented control measures, with provisions for follow-up, are provided to expedite receipt of quality verification packages which are delayed beyond the time of shipment.
Completed quality verification records packages received at the construction site are checked for completeness and traceability by quality control personnel or Procurement Supplier Quality personnel and audited by Quality Assurance. Project Engineering may elect to have selected quality verification documentation delivered to the design office for review by so specifying in procurement documents.
7.4 SUPPLIER AUDITS The supplier control program provides for periodic audits of selected suppliers' quality assurance programs as described in section 18.
Design contractor and consulting program work is monitored by Project Engineering.
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SECTION 8-IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF MTERIALS, PARTS, AND COMPONENTS Identification requirements are deters'ined during the gem > rat'on of specifications and design drawings.
Procurement dacumen*,s provide the requirements for identification of purchased items.
Parts, components, subassemblies and equipment, and partially fabricated items may be identified by stenciled or etched markings, strip marking, imprinted tape, color coding, and tags. Large quantities of small items, unless specifically required by code or standard, may be identified as to heat, batch, lot, or specification by applying markings to bags, bins, tanks, or other suitable containers.
Identification of installed or assembled items requiring traceability may be transferred to inspection records or as-built documents if desired and is required if markings are hidden or subject to obliteration during fabrication or installation.
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- and/or personnel qualification beyond those required by the code are identified in-technical specifications; by reference to appropriate industry codes and standards, where available, or by specific identification in the technical specification. Supplier and contractor special process qualification data are subject to review by Bechtel.
Special processes performed in the -Wnstruction of STPEGS, including welding, i
nondestructive examination, prWective coating, cleaning and flushing, are imposed on the constructorW applicable specifications. The requirements for welding and nondestructive examination comply with applicable portions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code, American Welding Society Standards, and the Society of Nondestructive Testing (SNT-TC-1A-80 and supplements), as-applicable. Cleaning and flushing procedures and personnel qualifications 1
conform to the requirements of ANSI N45.2.1-1973, as endorsed by Regulatory l
Guide 1.37, Rev. O, 3/73, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document.
Other unique special processes or work operations identified by Westinghouse Electric Corp., the nuclear steam system supplier or Project Engineering are properly qualified and performed _by trained personnel in accordance with specified technical requirements.
Current qualification records of procedures, equipment, and personnel are maintained at the jobsite. Active files are maintained in the design office, and copies of qualification records covering special processes and procedures are provided to the jobsite.
STPEGS maincains up-to-date lists of personnel
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Controls are provided to assure that personnel qualification p
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requalification are implemented.
Implementation of these controls is verified i
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INSPECTION As described in Section 7, suppliers' and contractors' programs are subject to I
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. Control personnel who are independent of site enginaering and craft supervi sion. Quality Control Engineers receive administrative and technical-direction from the Project Quality Control Engineer.
The overall inspection program is monitored by resident construction site Quality Assurance personnel and audited by Corporate Quality Assurance.
Inspection, witness of testing activities, and evaluation of test re tults are performed in accordance with procedures contained in the Project Procedures Manual supplemented by construction quality control instructions, or work operations and planning documents.
Inspection planning includes receiving inspection, constraction and installation inspection, and testing.
Quality control instruction and inspection records are prepared to cover onsite receiving, maintenance, irsta11ation, testing, and contracted work activities performed during the construction phase.
These are the controlling documents used by Quality Control Engineers for performance of onsite quality verification activities. These identify what inspections are required, the ins >ection acceptance / rejection criteria, how and by whor the inspections are to )e performed, and the sequence. They are available prior to inspection.
Inspection and acceptance criteria are derived from engineering design documents, supplier information, and construction procedures.
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l In addition, all work covered by the ASME Sviler and Pressure Yessel Code,Section III, is also subject to indMendent inspection by authorized Code Inspectors in accordance with the Cese rules.
Inspection proccdures or instructions and records provide the following l
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Reference to applicable documents such as drawings, specifications, and procedures 2.
Identification of prerequisites and special process control requirements, such as personnel, procedure, or equipment qualification 1
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Identification of characteristics to be insr:ected 4.
Individuals or groups responsible for performing the ;.'spection 5.
Acceptance criteria (explicit or by reference) obtained from specifications, drawings, supplier instructions, and construction standards 6.
A description of the method of inspection and equipment to be used or reference to an appropriate procedure 7.
Identification of frequency of inspection or sampling plan 8.
Record of results of the inspection, including any special documentation, and sign-off by the inspector 9.
Verification that all inspection operations are complete and acceptable The personnel qualification procedures include provisions to maintain and periodically review records of inspectors' qualifications to ensure that they are kept current.
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SECTION 11 TEST CONTROL Tests required to qualify, demonstrate, or assure quality of procured items or completed construction are defined in engineering drawings, specifications, or test procedures.
Construction tests are an extension of construction inspection. Construction testing is conducted to demonstrate that the equipment installation is complete and that the electrical systems are properly wired. Test plans or procedurc:, and test reports and records are used to demonstrate that completed tests have met test objectives.
System cleaning, flushing, instrument and control settings, and performance demonstration are part of the preoperational and startup test program.
Preoperational and startup testing is under the control of HL&P. Bechtel startup engineers may provide assistance to HL&P in the preparation of startup procedures and supervision of startup tests.
Bechtel startup engineers are independant of the construction and HL&P's operating organization and are qualified to collect, analyze, and evaluate test results in accordance with the requirements of ANSI N45.2-1971, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.28, Rev. O, 6/72.
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SECTION 12 CONTROL OF MEASURING AND TEST EQW 'ENT The Bechtel Quality Control Program provides for calibretion, rnintenance, and control of measuring and test equipment used in construction. Procedures provide for unique identification of each instrument or equipment item requiring calibration or checking, establishment of calibration schedules based upon the elapsed time or usage cycles, and provisions for identification of calibration status by tags, labels, or markings applied to the item.
Records are maintained to show the status of items under the calibration program.
Inspection procedures require that the inspector check calibration labels or tags as well as apparent proper functioning of the instrument prior to use to assure that the calibration period has not lapsed and the equipment is in proper working order.
The identification of measuring and test equipr:ent used in per.Srming tests is entered in the test records when the validity of the test result is critically dependent on the accuracy of the test equipment.
Calibration standards are traceable to nationally recognized standard % or the btsis for calibration is properly documented.
Calibration standards have an urcertainty (error) requi*ement of no more than 1/4 of the tolerance of the intended use of the equipment being calibrated.
A greater uncertainty (error) i4 acceptable when limited by the state of the art.
h ovisions for contractor's control of measuring and test equipment are included in procurement documents by specifying ANSI N45.2-1971, Section 13.
The Bechtel surveillance inspection program of contractor's activities includes review of this element in the contractor's progra"..
Contractors are required to apply practices similar to those described for the Bechtel program.
Performance and adequacy of supplier, constructor, contraccor, and Bechtel construction programs for control of measuring and test equipment are verified by surveys or aucits performed by Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality.
Quality Control, er Quality Assurance personnel, as applicable.
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SECTION 13 HANDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING The requirements for packaging, marking, and shipping are specified in procurement documents for Q-List items by reference to ANSI N45.2.2-1972 or by provision of specific technical requirements which meet the intent of this standard.
Procedures for equipment and system cleaning and flushing and cleanness control conform to the appropriate requirements of ANSI N45.2.1-1973 as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.37, Rev. O, 3/73, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document.
For supplier, constructor, or contractor work, special handling, storage, shipping, and preservation requirements are identified in technical specifications which either provide, or require the vendor or contractor to provide, the required procedures and instructions. The packaging, handling, and shipping practices of the 5 sppliers are subject to review by Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Reyesentatives at the source prior to shipment for compliance with requirements iefined in procurement documents.
At the construction site, materialt and equipment are received, inspected, stored, and maintained in accordanct with standard field procedures supplemented by special procedures a.'d requirements issued by project a'igineering or furnished by suppliers Materials and equipment are physically inspected upon arrival at the jobsite and moved into prescribed storage areas or to the installation site if adequate protection is available.
Immediate movement to the installaticn site is permitted if it would eliminate multiple handling and is conpatible with the construction schedule.
Special environmental conditions, such as inert gas, specific moisture content levels, and temperature levels prescribed in procedures or specifications, are controlled at the site.
Procedures are provided, as appropriate, for handling special items and for the care and maintenance of material handling equipment. Otherwise, standard material handling methods are used to ensure care and protection against physical damage. Special handling instructions and procedures for major or special items are included in procedures reviewed by Project Engineering or Bechtel construction specialists. Personnel responsible for bandling these major or special items will be qualified to the extent required by these special handling instructions and procedures.
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SECTION 14 INSPECTION, TEST, AND OPERATING STATUS Construction procedures and inspection instructions provide for identification of inspection status of receipt inspection or work-in-process by using work sequence plans, inspection records, physical locations, tags, markings, or other devices compatible with the item, system, or operation being inspected I
or tested. Progress of work is entered in records, and status identification is changed to reflect current conditions. At the completion of construction, a tagging system _is employed to visually indicate the operating status of equipment and systems which are in test or rework. Records of test results are prepared and maintained.
Work is performed according to prescribed sequences required to assure quality, and in accordance with the provisions contained in this report.
Inspection points may be deferred or waived without generation of a nonconformance report only when specifically provided for in the governing procedure.
Inspection points can be deferred only when the element can be inspected at a later time in the sequence and a later hold point exists.
In these cases, the inspection records or checklists are not completed until the inspection point is picked up at a later date.
If physical control of the item is required to prevent its inadvertent use or in.tallation beyond the point where the inspection can be performed, the i& 1s tagged or otherwise identified and conditionally released with a limit p'ared on future work operations.
Procedures or instructions include identification of the individuals or groups responsible fw application and removal of ttr:..:., indicators.
Project Engineer ', and supervisory personuel. re auth,rized to apply and remove identifying tags, markings, and la'aels or, equip ent in accordance with approved procedures. Quality Control per sonnel are th9 only ones authorized to direct application and removal of inweetien status indicators.
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SECTION 15 NONCONFORMING ITEMS SuppMers and contractors are required to advise Bechtel of all nonconformance frc.n procurement documents or Bechtel-approved designs for which the
- ecommended disposition is "repair" or "use as is."
Bechtel reserves the right to accept or reject the disposition. Bechtel requires suppliers to submit proposed repair procedures for major nonconformances for approval by project engineering prior to their use. Reports of nonconformances identified by Bechtel personnel are prepared by the supplier, Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representatives, or Project Engineering to assure complete and adequate documentation. Copies of completed nonconformance reports are forwarded to the jobsite prior to, or with, the release of the item; or identification of outstanding nonconformances are included in the Supplier Quality Representative's release.
Nonconformances discovered during Bechtel receiving inspection or construction activities are controlled and documented in accordance with a standard Quality Control procedure. The procedure provides for identification and documentation of the nonconformance and control of the item, identifies the authority for approval of proposed resolution, and provides for documentation of reinspection results.
Important elements of the procedure include requirements to:
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Tag and segregate whenever practical.
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Determine interim disposition by field organizations.
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Have Project Engineering approve dispositions.
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Provide conditional release of nonconforming items upon approval of Quality Assurance.
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Review completed nonconformance reports by Quality Assurance to establish need for corrective action. Repetitive nonconformances are reported to higher levels of management for review and resolution on a generic basis.
The authority for disposition of nonconforming items follows the rules for approval of design changes described in Section 3 of this document. Quality Assurance reviews dispositions to determine that they are fully responsive to the conditions described in the nonconformance report. Quality Control is responsible for verification of rework and repair dispositions, applying inspection processes at least equivalent to that applied to the original work.
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Contractor (s), as required by procurement documents, apply similar procedures involving their quality assurance functions.
Bechtel Procurement Supplier Quality Representatives are instructed to withhold release for shipment until all nonconformances have been resolved or an interim disposition is approved by Project Engineering.
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SECTION 16 CORRECTIVE ACTION The corrective action program provides procedures for prompt identification and correction of conditions adverse to quality which may require corrective action. Corrective action, when initiated, shall be documented. A decision that corrective action is not required need not be documented.
Within the Bechtel program, the identification of situations which may need corrective action is accomplished through review of nonconformance reports, supplier surveillance activities, quality assurance surveillance and monitoring programs, and quality assurance audits. Corrective action is controlled and documented by means of Standard Deficiency Reports and the associated procedure. These provide for (a) the identification and reporting by any member of the project team of situations or occurrences which warrant corrective action, (b) determiaation of the cause and identification of the corrective action to be taken by the responsibit: organization, (c) reporting the cause and corrective action to proper level of management, (d) final verification by the Project Quality Assurance Engineer that corrective action has been taken, and (e) review by Quality Assurance management for implication or effect on other work.
Corrective action involving (esign documents, investigation of cause, and actions taken to preclude recJrrence is applied to errors detected after the design document is issued for use.
Such errors, detected after the design document is issued for use, ara formally documented and are reviewed for corrective action. These are documented by design change notices, revision block entries, or reports, such as supplier discrepancy reports, field nonconformance reports, startup reports, or feedback from utilities during operation of the plant.
S;3nificant problems are also reviewed for programmatic corrective action by Quality Assurance.
This program also provides for the evaluation of conditions reported which may require reporting to the NRC by HL&P in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55(e).
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SECTION 17 QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS The requirements of ANSI N45.2-1971, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.28, Rev. O, 6/72 are applied to Bechtel activities. Records produced as a result of the quality program are prepared and maintained by project groups, suppliers, and contractors as their work is being performed.
Project engineering records are retained by the project engineering team as work i s performed.
It is normal practice to microfilm documents at regular intervals, unless duplicate copies are available at an alternate location.
Provisions for collection of completed records in the design office, or at the jobsite, and the criteria for storage and retention recommended in ANSI N45.2.9-1974, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.88, Rev. 2,10/76, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A are applied to quality records.
Documentation of the design review process is prepared and maintained in accordance with Section 3 of this document.
Design changes may be issued on an interim basis by means of change notices. However, these are ultimately incorporated in revisions to the governing documents, unless the change is a limited waiver (e.g., "use as is" on a nonconformance report) which does not generally apply to the design document.
Copies of released drawings, specifications, technical reports, and similar documents are placed in Engineering office files, Construction office files, and submitted to HL&P.
At the completion of engineering, final copies of these records are provided to HL&P. Bechtel Engineering retains control of design calculations and analyses. These are available for review by tiL&P and appropriate regulatory bodies.
Supplier records which identify as-built status and verify quality of the work are requested from the supplier and placed in construction site quality record files.
In some instances, with the agreement of Bechtel and HL&P, suppliers are permitted to retain custody of certain records if retention procedures and storage facilities are adequate and access is provided to HL&P.
Completed quality verification records, including nonconformance reports for l
"repair" and "use as is" dispositions, are placed in quality record files.
HL&P and appropriate regulatory groups are provided access to these files while they remain in Bechtel custody. At the completica of the Decntel assignment, thest files are turned over to HL&P.
The requirements and guidelines for receipt, control, and retention of permanent quality assurance records contained in ANSI N45.2.9-1974, as endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.88, Rev. 2,10/76, as interpreted by the positions contained in Appendix A of this document and ASME Boiler and Pressure Yessel Code,Section III, are employed for the control of construction site quality record files.
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SECTION 18 AUDITS A comprehensive program of audits is conducted by STPEGS covering the various project activities to assure appliceble portions of the Quality Assurance Program are adequately and effectively implemented.
The STPEGS audit program includes both monitoring by Quality Assurance Personnel of daily activities conducted at the construction site or design office as well as formal periodic team audits performed by individuals independent of project activities being audited. The combination of project and corporate Quality Assurance management audits of Bechtel activities satisfies the requirement for annual audits of the applicable elements of the Quality Assurance Program. Audit activities include the following:
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Audits of Project Engineering activities by Quality Assurance personnel. These audits are planned, scheduled, and documented.
Results are reported to the Project Engineer, Project Manager, and the immediate functional supervisor of the Design Office Project Quality Assurance Engineer.
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Audits of field Construction activities (including contractors for Bechtel Construction Management jobs) by Quality Assurance personnel. These audits are planned, scheduled, and documented.
Results are reported to the Field Construction Manager, Project Manager, and the immediate functional supervisor of the Site Project Quality Assurance Engineer.
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Audits of Supplier activities by the Procurement Supplier Quality Department. HL&P may audit suppliers for inactive orders and Bechtel may utilize the results of such audits.
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Audits of Project Engineering, Procurement, ConWaction, and Quality Control activities by Quality Assurance audit teams under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager, assisted by Materials and Quality Service specialists and others as required. These audits are conducted at least annually and results are reported to the management of the function audited, cognizant project management, and corporate management. A summary of the results of these audits is reported by the Manager of Quality Assurance to the President of BWPC, 5.
Audits of corporate engineering technical staff and selected functional operation activities are performed on an annual basis under the direction of the Manager of Quality Assurance.
These audits cover those groups doing design and/or review outside direct control of the Project Engineer.
Results.of these audits are reported to the manager or supervisor of the function audited and corporate management. A summary of the results of these audits is reported to the Manager of Quality Assurance.
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Audits of Procurement and Materials and Quality Service activities conducted aanually by Quality Assurance personnel under the direction of the Manager of Quality Assurance. These audits are conducted for the benefit of Bechtel Power Corporations, and Quality Assurance personnel participate in the audits. Results of these audits are reported to cognizant management of the audited group in each corporation.
The purpose of the audit program is to assure compliance with all aspects of the QA program.
Specifically, the audit program includes:
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Audits conducted to assure that specialists, consultants, suppliers, constructor, and contractors are following their required programs for activities affecting quality, including activities associated with site features which affect plant safety.
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Audits of all quality-related procedures.
Such procedures include essential steps in the preparation, review, and control of design output documents; preparation, review, and control of procurement documents; indoctrination and training programs; and requests for proposals and evaluation of bids.
Audit frequencies vary, depending upon the nature and importance of the activity being performed and results achieved.
The preceding listing provides information on frequency of management audits.
Audits of activities are initiated early enough in the project cycle to assure effective implementation of the Quality Assurance Program, typically within three to six months after the start of work on activities affecting quality, and continue at regular intervals throughout the duration of the activity.
Audit findings are documented, reviewed with supervision having responsibility in the audit area, and reported to management; management audit reports include assessment of overall program implementation and direct attention to significant problem areas.
Audit programs include provisions for identification of deficiencies, determination that corrective action is defined, and follow-up to verify that timely corrective action has been taken and is effective. Audits include selective review and evaluation of quality-related procedures, instructions, work practices, and examination of items and records.
Records of audits are available to STPEGS.
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APPENDIX A BECHTEL POSITION ON QA NRC REGULATORY GUIDES AND ANSI STANDARDS Page Title A-2 Regulatory Guide 1.30, Revision 0, August 1972 (ANSI N45.2.4-1972, I
IEEE 336. Installation, Inspection, and Testing Requirements for Instrumentation and Electric Equipment During the Construction of i
Nuclear Power Generating Stations)
A-3 Regulatory Guide 1.37, Revision 0, March 1973, ( ANSI N45.2.1-1973, Cleaning of Fluid Systems and Associated Com Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants) ponents During A-4 Regulatory Guide 1.38, Revision 0, March 1973 (ANSI N45.2.2-1972, Packaging, Shipping, Receiving, Storage, and Handling of Items for Nuclear Power Plants (During the Construction Phase))
A-5 Regulatory Guide 1.39. Revision 0, March 1973 ( ANSI N45.2.3-1973, Housekeeping During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants)
A-6 Regulatory Guide 1.58 Revision 0, August 1973 (ANSI N45.2.6-1973, Qualifications of Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination, and Testing Personnel)
A-9 Regulatory Guide 1.64, Revision 2, June 1976 (ANSI N45.2.ll-1974, Quality Assurance Requirements for the Design of Nuclear Power Plants)
A-11 Regulatory Guide 1.88, Revision 2, October 1976 (ANSI N45.2.9-1974, Requirements for Collection, Storage, and Maintenance of Quality Assurance Records for Nuclear Power Plants)
A-12 ANSI N45.2.5-1974, Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Structural Concrete and Structural Steel During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants Aal 3 Regulatory Guide 1.116, Revision 0-R, June 1976 ( ANSI N45.2.8-1975, Supplementary Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Mechanical Equi ent and Systems for the Construction Phase of Nuclear Powr Plants A-14 Regulatory Guide 1.123, Revision 0, October 1976 (ANSI N45.2.13-1976, Quality Assurance Requirements for Control of Procurement of Items and Services for Nuclear Power Plants)
A-15 Regulatory Guide 1.144. Revition 1, September 1980 (ANSI N45.2.12-1977 Requirements for Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants) 0004V/000lV A-1
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Regulatory Guide 1.30, Revision.0, August 1972 (ANSI N45.2.4-1972, IEEE 336, i
Installation, Inspection, and Testing Requirements for Instrumentation and C
Electric Equipment During the Construction of Nuclear Power Generating
[
Stations)
The requirements of the referenced standard will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program for construction of safety-related items as interpreted in the regulatory position as modified and interpreted below.
1)
Section 1.2, Applicability. The standard is applied to the items and systems identified in paragraph 1.1.1 and to additional systems depending on the nature and scope of the work to be performed and the importance of the item or service I
involved.
2)
Section 2.1, Pl anning. The required planning is frequently performed on a generic basis for application to many installations on one or more projects. This results in standa:d procedures or plans for installation and inspection and testing which meet the requirements of the standard.
Individual plans for each item or system are not normally prepared unless the work operations are unique. However, standard arocedures or plans will be reviewed for applicability in eac1 case.
Installation plans or procedures are also limited in scope to those actions or activities which are essential to maintain or achieve required quality.
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l APPENDlX A Regulatory Guide 1.37, Revision 0, March 1973.( ANSI N45.2.1-1973, Cleaning of Fluid Systems and Associated Comporents During Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants)
The requirements of the referenced s'.andard as modified in the regulatory position will be applied to cleaaing sctivities specified or applied by llechtel to safety-related items as moCified and interpreted below.
1)
Section 2.1, Planning.
T.'e required planning is frequently performed on a generic basis for application to many installations on one or more project.
This results in standrrd procedures or plans for installation _ id inspection and testing which meet the requirements of 1,ne standard.
Individual plans for each item or systern are not normally prepared unless the work operations are unique. However, standard procedures or plans will be reviewed for applicability in each case.
Installation plans or procedures are also limited in scope to those actions or activities which are essential to maintain or achieve required quality. This is consistent with Section II, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of ANSI N45.2-1971 which provides for examination, measuru,ent, or testing to assure quality or indirect control by mor,itoring of processing methods.
- However, final cleaning or flushing activities will be performed in accordance with procedures spectfic to the system.
4 2)
Section 4, Preinstalletion Cleanliness.
This section states, "Items should not be delivered to the point of installation site sooner than necessary unless the installed location is considered a better storage area." As an alternate to this requirement, items may be delivered tc the installation site sooner than absolutely necessary when determined to be advantageous for cther considerations, for exsmple, reduced handling or easier uccass, thereby reducing suseerttibility to handling damage.
In all such cases, equipment stored in picce will be protected in accordance with Section 5 of ANSI N4 5.2.1 -1973.
3)
Section 3.1.2, Bechtel interprets the lighting level cf 100 footcandles to be guidance.
It is Bechtel's normal gractice that the lighting level for determining "metal clean of accessible surfaces of piping and components is determined by the inspector. Typically he uses a standard two-cell flashlight supplemented by other lighting as he deems necessary.
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APPENJIX A Regulatory Guide 1.38, Revision 0, March 1973 (ANSI N45.2.2-1972, Packaging, Shipping, Receiving, Storage, and Handling of Items for Muclear Powr Plants
[During the Construction Phase])
The requirements of the referenced standard as modified and interpreted in the regulatory position will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program during the construction phase as described in Section 13 of this rep)rt, subject to the following clarifications and as modified and interpreted below.
1)
Section 2.7, Classification of Items.
The f our-level classification system may not be used explicitly. however, the specific requirements for each classification as specified in the standard will be applied to the items suggested in each classification and for similar items.
Classification differing from Section 2.7 will be considered acceptable provided no degradation is assured; for example, electric motors designed for outside service may be stored in a level C area rather than a level B.
2)
Section 6.2, Storage Areas. Paragraph 6.2.1 requires control and limited access to storage areas.
In lieu of and to amplify this paragraph, the following will be applied:
"Access to storage areas for levels A, B, and C will be controlled by the individual (s) responsible for storage. While the above areas will be posted to limit access, other positive controls (other than that for the overall site area) or guards may not be provided. Level D areas will be posted with the storage level designation only."
3)
Section 5.5, Correction of Nonconformances.
This section provides for "rework" and "use as is" dispositions for nonconforming items. As an alternate, the "repair
- disposition (as def'...d in ANSI N45.2.10-1973) will also be used.
4)
Section 6.2.4, Storage of Food and Associated Items. Controlled areas, within storage creas, will be established for the storage of food, drink, and salt tablet:.
These areas will ne controlled through normal supervision and inspection.
5)
In Section 8, the control of documentation and records shall be in accordance with Section 17 of this document.
6)
Appendix, A3.4.1., Inert Gas Blankets. There may be cases involving large or complex shapes for which an inert or dry air purge flow is provided rather than a static gas blanket in order to provide adequate protection due to difficulty of providing a leakproof barrier.
In these cases a positive pressure purge flow may be utilized as an alternative to the leakproof barrier.
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APPENDIX A Regulatory Guide 1.39, Revision 0, March 1973 (ANSI N45.2.3-1973, Housekeeping During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants)
The requirements of the referenced standard will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program for construction of safety-related items except as modified or interpreted below.
1)
Section 2.1, Planning. The required planning is fr61uently perfonnea on a generic basis for application to many installations on one or more projects. This results in standard procedures or plans for installation and inspection and testing which meet the requirements of the standard.
Individual plans for each item or system are not normally prepared unless the work operations are unique. However, standard procedures or plans will be reviewed for applicability in each case.
Installation plans or procedures are also limited in scope to those actions or activities which are essential to maintain or achieve required quality.
2)
Alternative equivalent zone designations and requirements may be utilized to cover those situations not included in the subject standard; for example, situations in which shoe covers and/or coveralls are required but material accountability is not.
In addition, zones might be combined into the next more restrictive category in order to reduce total number of zones.
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- Regulatory Guide 1.58, Revision 0, dated. August 1973 (ANSI N45.2.6-1973, Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination-and Testing n
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- Personnel) p
);
The requirements of the reference _d standard, as modified and interpreted in_
the regulatory position will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program during the construction phase as described in Section 2.5 of this document, subject to the following clarifications:
1)
Section 3.4, "Level III Personnel Capabilities," of ANSI 4
N4 5.2.6-1978 specifies the capability requirements of Level _III personnel.
In addition, the individual should be capable of reviewing and approving inspection, examination,.and testing procedures and of evaluating the adequacy of such procedures to accomplish the inspection, examination, and test objectives.
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2)
Section 3.5, "Education and Experience-Recomendations,".of ANSI
' N45.2.6-1978 states that the' education and experience specified are recomendations and that other factors may provide reasonable assurance that a person can competently perform a particular task.
The set of recommendations has bei, reviewed 1
by the NRC staff and found to be acceptable witii one exception.
In addition to the recommendations listed under Section 3.5 for i
Level I, II, and III personnel, the candidate should be a high school graduate or have earned the General Education Development equivalent of a high school diploma.
Since only one set of recommendations is provided for the education and experience of 1
personnel, commitment to comply with the regulatory positions of j
this guide in lieu of providing an alternative to the recommendations of the standard means that the specified education and experience recommendations of the standard will be followed.
i 3)
Section 4 "Performance," of ANSI N45.2.6-1978 states:
"When a single inspection or test requires implementation by a team or group, personnel not meeting the requirements of this Standard may be used in data-taking assignments or in plant or equipment operation provided they are supervised or overseen by a qualified individual p'articipating in the inspection, examination, or test.
These personnel should have sufficient training to ensure an acceptable level of competence in the performance of their activities.
4)
An important concept that is not addressed directly in ANSI N4 5. 2. 6-1978, ANST (sir.-) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1 A-1975 (sic), or the ASME 6 oiler and Pressure Yessel Code is that occupational radiation exposure should be maintained as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA).
In all cases where inspection, examination, and testing personnel may be exposed to radiation fields during their activities in restricted areas, these personnel should receive instruction in radiation protection and radiation-dose-reduction considerations related to work they are expected to t
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APPENDD A perform.
Regulatory Guide 8.8, "Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Nuclear Power Stations will be As Low As Is Reasonably Achievable," describes techniques, features, and recommendations to maintain occupational exposures ALARA.
5)
Soction 2.2, ' Determination of Initial Capability," and Section 2.3, "Evaluation of Performance," of ANSI N45.2.6-1978 deal with the use of evaluation of job performance and determination of initial capability to perform the job.
Use of the measures outlined in these sections to establish that an individual has the required qualifications in lieu of required education and experience should result in documented objective evidence (i.e.,
procedures and record of written test) demonstrating that the individual indeed does have "comparable" or "equivalent" competence to that which would be gained from having the required education and experience.
6)
As an alternate, compliance with ANSI N45.2.6-1978 as specified by Regulatory Guide 1.58 (Revision 1, 9/80) in its entirety is acceptable.
7)
Revise Table I of ANSI N45.2.6-1973 in accordance with the attached Table I (page A-8).
NOTE:
Regarding inspection, test, and examination during fabrication before receipt at the construction site, Bechtel fulfills this requirement by specifying applicable requirements of ANSI N45.2.6 or the equivalent (the Standard N45.2.6 may not be listed as a requirement in procurement document) tailored to the nature of the procurement and comensurate with the degree of skill and qualification necessary for inspection, test, and examination.
For example, on simple inspections using go-no go techniques or simple linear measurements within broad tolerance bands, the requirements of ANSI N45.2.6 would not appIv, a satisfactory equivalent being routine inspection instructions and persuonel assignments by supervision.
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APPENDIX A I
TABLE 1 MINIMUM LEVELS OF CAPABILITY FOR PRCOECT FUNCTIONS Project Function Level L-1 L-II L-III Recording inspection, examination, and X
X X
testing data Implementing inspection, examination, and X
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testing procedures Planning inspections,' evaluations, and tests; X
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inspection, examination, and testing results Reporting inspection, examination, and testing X
X resul ts Supervising equivalent or lower level X
X personnel t)ualifying lower level personnel X
X Evaluating the adequacy of specific X
programs used to train and tett inspection, examination, and tasting personnel Reviewing and approving inspection X
examination, and test procedures Evaluating the adequacy of activities X
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APPENDlX A Regulatory Guide 1.64, Revision 2, June 1976 (ANSI N45.2.11-1974, Quality Assurance Requirements for the Design of Nuclear Power Plants)
The requirements of the referenced standard as modified by the regulatory position will be applied to Bechtel Quality Program for safety-related items.
The following interpretations of the standard serve to clarify the Bechtel program in relation this regulatory guide.
1)
Section 3.1, Design Input Requirements, General. This section implies that all necessary design input (as listed in Section 3.2) should be available prior to the start of a design activity.
In practice, certain design activities are initiated before the firm input requirements are available.
(For example, foundation designs prepared based on preliminary information or equipment sizes and mounting, embedded conduit run based on preliminary estimates of circuit requirements, etc.) The design phase Quality Assurance program will be structured to ensure that all necessary design input is available before com]1etion of final design of the work affected by the input and tlat final design input is available for used in verification of the final design.
2)
Section 4.1, Design Process, General.
Paragraph 3 implies traceability back from final design to the source of design input.
In practice, a literal interpretation of this is not always possible. For example, final design drawings do not identify the related calculations. This paragraph will be interpreted to mean that it shall be possible to relate the criteria used and analyses performed to the final design documents and that record files will permit location of analyses supporting specific design output documents.
3)
Section 4.2, Design Analyses.
This section implies a requirement for retention of all calculations.
In principle, it is considered good practice for the responsible engineer or engineering organization to retain all final calculations, and this will be done for all manual calculations covered by the Bechtel program. However, for computer programs only l
documentation of the design input, assumptions made in the l
analyses, results obtained, and evidence of verification will be retained since permanent retention of all versions of all computer programs is not considered practical or necessary if sufficient information is available for a competent individual to verify the results using the input and assumptions.
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APPENDlX A 4)
Section 10, Records.
In-process documentation, relating to checking and coordination of drawings (for example, check and coordination prints) or copies of marked-up specifications used to solicit coments shall be retained until the drawing or specification is approved and issued for use outside of Bechtel Engineering.
such in-process documents will be available for review / audit until the document is approved, but may be discarded once the document has been a) proved.
In the first sentence of the second paragraph the p1 rase "final design documents" shall mean those documents which are the latest revision that has been issued for use.
5)
Regulatory Position, Section C-2:
If, in an exceptional circumstance, the originators' immediate supervisor is the only technically qualified individual available, the design verification or checking will be conducted by the supervisor with the following provisions:
a.
The other requirements of Regulatory Guide 1.64 will be met, b.
the justification will be individually documented and approved by the next level of supervision.
c.
Quality Assurance audits will include review of the frequency and effectiveness of the use of the immediate supervisor to assure that this provision is used only in exceptional circumstances.
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APPENDIX A Regulatory Guide 1.88, Rev. 2, October 1976 (ANSI N45.2.9-1974, Requirements for Collection, Stora Nuc' rear Power Plants)ge, and Maintenance of Quality Assurance Records for The requirements of the referenced standard, as modified and interpreted in the regulatory position, will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program during the design and construction phase, as described in Section 17 of this document, subject to the following clarifications:
1)
Section 1.4, Definitions. Quality Assurance Records - A document is considered completed when it has finished full processing and has been issued for use in design, procurement, construction, or manufacturing.
2)
Section 1.4, Definitions.
Authenticated Records'- those records which are clearly identified as a statement by the individual or organization holding responsibility. Hand-written signatures are not required if the document or printout is clearly identified as a statement by the reporting individual or organization.
3) for Appendix A, an installation shall be considered to be in an "as constructed" condition if it is installed within the tolerances established by Project engineering indicated in the design output documents.
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APPENDIX A ANSI N45.2.5-1974, Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Structural concrete and Structural Steel during the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants The requirements of the referenced standard will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program for construction of safety-related ite..is as follows:
1)
Samples and frequency for cadweld testing is in accordance with ACI-359/ASME Section III, Division 2, issued for trial use and connent in 1973, including addenda 1 through 6, (see Sections 3.E.1.6.3 and 3.8.3.6.3 of the STP Final Safety Analysis Report).
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Section 4.8, states "Pumped concrete must be sampled from the pump line discharge."
In lieu of this statement, in-process strength samples of pu:;:.a concrete are taken at the delivery point.
Correlation tests of air content, slump, and temperature are performed to verify these plastic properties of the concrete at the placement point in accordance with the following frequency requirements:
a.
A minimum of 2 correlation tests are performed for each pumped placement exceeding 200 cu. yds, b.
Otherwise, a minimum of 2 correlation tests per week are performed when any individual pumped placement during a week requires delivery of more than one truckload of concrete.
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During a week when a pumped placement exceeding 200 cu.
yds. is made, the correlation tests performed on that placement will satisfy the weekly requirement for performing two correlation tests as specified in Item b above.
If the correlation test result shows a concrete property not meeting the specification limits and/or tolerances at the point of placement, the frequency of correlation testing shall be increased to 100 cubic yards.
If two consecutive correlation tests exceed the specified limit for slump, air content, or temperature, the Constructor shall document the condition, notify Bechtel Site Engineering within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of completion of the placement and shall return to control of the concrete by in-process testing at the point of placement per ANSI N4 5.2. 5-1974.
"Correlation Tests," "Delivery Point," and "Placement Point" are as defined in ANSI N45.2.5-1978, Section 1.4.
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APPENDIX A Regulatory Guide.l.li5, Revision 0-R, June 1976 (ANSI N45.2.8-1975, Supplementary Quality Assurance Requirements of Installation, Ins)ection and Testing of Mechanical Equipment and Systems for the Construction 'hase of Nuclear Powr Plants).
ihe requirement of the referenced standard as modified and interpreted in the regulatory position will be applied to the Bechtel quality program for construction of safety-related items except as modified and interpreted below:
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Section 1.1, Scope.
Tne term "important items" will be interpreted to apply to those activities or quality attributes of an item or service that could affect a cuclear safety-related characteri stic.
For example, if a barrier is required for leakage control, but serves no structural fun tion, the leaktight characteristic would be considered 'important," but appearance, dimensional requirements, and strut tural features would not necessarily be considered important; 1r if a pump casing is required for coolant boundary integrity, but the pump does not have to operate to provide for nuclear safety, those attributes which affect its operation would not be considered important from the standpoint of nuclear safety.
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Section 2.1, Planning. The required planning is frequently performed on a generic basis for application to many installations on one or more projects.
This results in standard procedures or plans for installation and inspection and testing which meet the requirements of the standard.
Individual plans for each item or system are not normally prepared unless the work operations are unique. However, standard procedures or plans will be reviewed for applicability in each case.
Installation plans or procedures are also limited in scope to those actions or activities which are essential to maintain or achieve required quality.
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Section 3.3, Process and Procedures.
the terms ' installation site," "installation area," and "site" used in this standard shall be interpreted as follows:
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"Installation site" or "site" will be interpreted the same as "construction site." When applied to documents, these may oe at the central office or work area document control
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Installation area - Immediate proximity of location where work is to be performed.
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Section 3.5(e), Site Conditions.
This requirement will be applied only if subsequent correction of adjacent nonconformances could damage the item being installed.
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Section 4.6, Care of Items. HL&P retains the authority and is the "Responsible Organization" for temporary usage of equipment or facilities unless specific (i.e., on a case by case bais) or general authority is granted in writing to the Construction Manager's organization.
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APPENDlX A Regulatory Guide 1.123, Revision 0, October 1976 (ANSI N45.2.13-1976, Quality Assurance Requirements for control of Procurement of Items and Services for f
Nuclear Power Plants).
The requirements of the referenced standard as modified and interpreted in the regulatory position will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program during the design and construction phases except as modified and interpreted below:
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Section C.3 of the Regulatory Guide - A corrective action system may, depending upon complexity and/or importance to safety of the item or service provided, be imposed upon the supplier.
When a corrective a.; tion system is imposed on a supplier, the applicable elements of Section 9.0 of the standard will be included and its implementation will be verified by Bechtel.
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Section C.4 of the Regulatory Guide - Applicable information concerning the method (s) of acceptance of an item or service will be made available to receiving inspection personnel.
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Section 4.2.a of the Standard - When evaluation of a supplier is based solely on historical supplier data, these data will primarily include Bechtel's records that have been accumulated in connection with previous procurement actions.
Data that includes experience of users of identical or similar products of the prospective supplier and product operating experience will be sed if they become available to Bechtel; however, such data are normally available only to those involved in plant operations.
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Section 10.2.d of the Standard - The requirements of this section are interpreted as follows:
The person attesting to a certificate shall be an authorized and responsible employee of the supplier and shall be identified by the supplier.
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Bechtel's position relative to ANSI N45.2.13-1976, Section 10.2.f, Verification of the Validity of Supplier Certificates and the Effectiveness of the Certification system, is as follows: The verification of the validity of supplier certificates and the effectiveness of the certification system are accomplished as an integral part of the total supplier control and product acceptance program, and no separate Bechtel system exists that addresses itself solely to such verification.
The degree of verification required will depend upon the type of item or service and their safety importance.
The means of verificathn may include source witness / hold points, source audits, and document reviews; independent inspections at the time of material receipt; user tests on selected commodities, such as concrete components; and tests after installation on selected components and systems. All of these means verify whether or not a supplier has fulfilled procurement document requirements and whether or not a certification systa is effective.
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APPENDIX A Regulatory Guide 1.144, Revision 1, September 1980 (ANSI N45.2.12-1977, Requirements for Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants)
The requircments of this standard will be applied to the Bechtel Quality Program as modified and interpreted below:
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ANSI N45.2.12-1977, Section 1.3 states, "In no way shall the performance of audits by an organization diminish the responsibility of the audited organization or contractor for audit of M s designated portion of the quality assurance program or the quality of his product or services." For the South Texas Project all quality related activities implemented for the South Texas Project are audited annually at a minimum, or at least once within the life of the activity, whichever is shorter.
These audits are performed by HL&P or Bechtel Quality Assurance personnel.
Ebasco Services Inc. (ESI) activities are limited to those audits performed in accordance with Section QA III-9 of Part C.
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ANSI N45.2.12-1977, Section 4.5.1 states, "The audited organization shall provide a follow-up report stating the corrective action taken and the date corrective action was compl eted. " This implies that the audited organization must provide the auditing organization with written notification detailing what corrective action was taken and when the corrective action was completed.
In actual practice, the audited organization will provide the auditing organization with documented corrective action including the. date when the corrective action will be completed. The auditing organization will evaluate the corrective action response to determine if corrective action verification is necessary.
If verification is necessary, the corrective action verification will be performed after the scheduled completion date and the result of the verification will be documented.
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STPEGS - QAPD PART 8 APPENDIX 8
^M 10CFR50 APP. 8 Project Quality Program Manual B A Section Section Description Section i
1 Organization 1
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Quality Assurance Program 2
Ill 3
Design Control 3
IV 4
Procurement Document Control 4
V 5
Instructions, Procedures and Drawings 5
VI 6
Document Control 6
Vll 7
Control of Purchased Material, Equipment 7
and Services Vill 8
Identification and Control of Material, Parts 8
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IX 9
Control of Special Processes 9
X 10 Inspection 10 t
XI 11 Test Control 11 XII 12 Control of Measuring and Test Equipment 12 XIll 13 Handling, Storage and Shipping 13 i
l XIV 14 Inspection, Test and Operating Status 14 XV 15 Nonconforming Materials, Parts, or Components 15 l
XVI 16 Corrective Action 16 XVil 17 Quality Assurance Records 17 i
XVlit 18 Audits 18 l
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